On This Day

Monday, May 12, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 22 11 .667 --
Red Sox 19 10 .655 1.0
Senators 16 17 .485 6.0
Tigers 13 15 .464 6.5
Yankees 12 20 .375 9.5
Indians 4 21 .160 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 18 9 .667 --
Athletics 19 10 .655 0.0
White Sox 12 11 .522 4.0
Royals 15 14 .517 4.0
Pilots 12 17 .414 7.0
Angels 10 17 .370 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 21 11 .656 --
Pirates 17 13 .567 3.0
Mets 14 16 .467 6.0
Phillies 12 15 .444 6.5
Cardinals 13 18 .419 7.5
Expos 11 17 .393 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 20 9 .690 --
Dodgers 18 12 .600 2.5
Giants 17 13 .567 3.5
Reds 13 16 .448 7.0
Padres 15 19 .441 7.5
Astros 11 23 .324 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Richie Hebner 4
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 Tommy Harper 3
2 Manny Sanguillen 3
5 15 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Davis 1
1 Julian Javier 1
1 Bobby Murcer 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 4
2 Julian Javier 3
3 Bob Gibson 2
3 Bobby Murcer 2
3 Willie Stargell 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Ollie Brown 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 1.11
2 Bob Veale 1.00
3 Bob Gibson 0.75
3 Gaylord Perry 0.75
5 Marty Pattin 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Chuck Hartenstein 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Tom Murphy 1
1 Marty Pattin 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Veale 11
2 Fergie Jenkins 10
3 Gaylord Perry 9
4 Bob Gibson 6
4 Marty Pattin 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .411
2 Rod Carew .394
3 Hank Aaron .390
4 Rico Petrocelli .360
5 Mack Jones .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 13
2 Frank Robinson 11
3 Reggie Jackson 10
3 Rico Petrocelli 10
5 Bobby Murcer 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 32
2 Frank Howard 30
3 Frank Robinson 28
4 Bobby Tolan 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 18
2 Lou Brock 11
3 Joe Morgan 10
4 Bobby Bonds 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.45
1 Bill Singer 1.45
3 Jim Maloney 1.47
4 Jim Nash 1.86
5 Ken Holtzman 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Niekro 6
1 Blue Moon Odom 6
3 Ray Culp 5
3 Larry Dierker 5
3 9 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 61
2 Bob Gibson 56
3 Don Wilson 52
4 Gaylord Perry 51
5 Bill Singer 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Higgins 7
1 Cecil Upshaw 7
3 Ron Perranoski 6
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 6
5 3 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Oliver .412
2 Hank Aaron .389
3 Luis Aparicio .387
4 Al Kaline .385
5 3 tied .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 6
2 Harmon Killebrew 5
2 Tony Perez 5
2 Jim Wynn 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Tolan 17
2 Orlando Cepeda 14
2 Frank Howard 14
2 Joe Torre 14
5 Harmon Killebrew 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 8
2 Lou Brock 7
3 Joe Morgan 5
4 Willie Davis 4
4 Maury Wills 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Maloney 0.64
2 Bob Gibson 1.00
2 Chuck Dobson 1.00
4 George Culver 1.06
5 2 tied 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Dierker 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Ken Holtzman 3
1 Sparky Lyle 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Holtzman 30
2 Gaylord Perry 28
2 Bob Veale 28
4 Fergie Jenkins 26
5 Larry Dierker 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 4
1 Vicente Romo 4
3 Jim Brewer 3
3 Fred Gladding 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .404
2 Rod Carew .390
3 Rico Petrocelli .372
4 Hank Aaron .369
5 Denis Menke .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 10
1 Rico Petrocelli 10
1 Frank Robinson 10
4 Frank Howard 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 27
2 Frank Robinson 26
3 Frank Howard 23
3 Mack Jones 23
3 3 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 17
2 Joe Morgan 10
3 Lou Brock 8
4 Bobby Bonds 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dooley Womack 1.29
2 Jim Perry 1.33
3 Phil Niekro 1.34
4 Jim Maloney 1.46
5 Bill Singer 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Culp 5
1 Larry Dierker 5
1 Fergie Jenkins 5
1 Dave McNally 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 52
2 Gaylord Perry 49
2 Bill Singer 49
4 Don Wilson 48
5 Bob Gibson 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 6
2 Dennis Higgins 5
2 Frank Reberger 5
2 Vicente Romo 5
2 Cecil Upshaw 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .338
2 Cleon Jones .333
3 Pete Rose .319
4 Felipe Alou .319
5 Alex Johnson .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 50
2 Ken Harrelson 36
3 Willie McCovey 35
4 Dick Allen 34
4 2 others tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 119
2 Ken Harrelson 114
3 Ron Santo 107
4 Willie McCovey 104
5 Billy Williams 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 69
2 Bert Campaneris 58
3 Maury Wills 50
4 Jose Cardenal 37
5 Willie Davis 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.25
2 Wilbur Wood 1.88
3 Sam McDowell 2.07
4 Tommy John 2.09
5 Juan Marichal 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 31
2 Juan Marichal 25
3 Dave McNally 24
4 Bob Gibson 23
5 Mel Stottlemyre 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 288
2 Fergie Jenkins 278
3 Denny McLain 270
4 Sam McDowell 250
5 Luis Tiant 248

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Regan 23
2 Clay Carroll 20
2 Dennis Higgins 20
4 Cecil Upshaw 18
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 18